Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-09-21
" AWFUL FEIRr.
,Ihc Old Love is Best.

unen Charlie Ellis became engaged
20 the fIrt OF the town, Kitty Bell,
every one from his mother down pre-
dIcted that he would be miserable IN
the end. But he was very perverse
- man, iona or having his OWN
way and persisted in saying that KITTY
was the most delightful girl in the
world and that they would be very
happy together.
For the first six months not a ripple
disturbed the pleasure of their engage
ment, Kitty avoided the society of
other men, gave up flirting and seemed
to have settled down to the fact of be-
coming a staid little married woman.
One day, however, Charlie met her,
and her face was overcast with gloom.
"Why, how doleful you look!" he
said, taking her hand in his.
''Is that all the sympathy L get from
you," she said, with a pout. ''LOOk at
that pushing a photograph into his
hand.
"Well, what Is that and what has it
got to do with your happiness?" said
Charlie, staring at the picture with all
his might. "UnlesS you think he IS
better looking than l am," he said,
doubtfully, holding it up to the
light.
That's just it, and you would see
il yourself if you were not so vain"
Charlie could only look his aStOnish-
nent at this sudden outburst.
Just look at that mustache," " she
cried; land you haven't even the
shadow OF onel He looks too lovely
for anything-fairly Spanish, she con-
tinued; land Madge Wilder is engaged
10 him."
Charlie began TO laugh.
'And she said you were 'nice-lOok-
ng fellow, but rather boyish,'" Kitty
said, angr;ly; land am not going 10
marry anybody to be made fun ofl''
And the silly little girl handed him
The pretty little ring he had given
Ter.
81 hope you won't regret thisl" he
,aid, gravely, and they part without
another word.
| The next day Charles Ellis left town,
and year passed without any news
from him.
AT first Kitty was gay and careless.
She scattered her smiles laviShly; she
laughed and talked with all the young
fellows in the neighborhood and let
levery one see that she was not breaking
lher heart over Charlie's absence.
/ Some of her friends were unkind
enough to say she had no heart.
After awhile she grew pale and very
quiet; she STAYED at home all the long
Summer days and did not seem to care
for any of her old friends.
Then she watched for the postman
every day, only TO turn back disap-
pointed when there was never any let
ter for her.
Then another mood seIzed her when
she saw the plying looks rest upon her,
and once more she was her old gay
self.
Just about that time a stranger came
to town, rented an Office and hung out
a handsomely painted sign:
James Wilbraham, Attorney-at-
Law" :
He was stranger to every one, bu
not long. His courteous manner won
him many friends and Kitty was soon
numbered among them. On his part
he soon let 1t be seen that he admired
her, and no one was surprised when
admiration seemed to deepen into
something warmer Only few of her
friends wondered what Charlie would
say when he heard Of it.
1t was bright autumn evening, and
Mr. Wilbraham was sitting in the little
parlor with Kitty.
He had sent her little note to say
he was coming, as he had something to
tell her; and though Kitty had long ago
made up her mind what was coming,
she shivered and thought of Charlie,
and wondered if she should ever be
able to forget him.
But Mr.. Wilbraham was talking and
she had not understood word.
"What is itP" she said, half fright
, ened at his glance.
"Have l then been mistaken?'' he
asked gravely. "You have surely